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Knochel, Aaron

PhD, Art Education, Ohio State University
MAAE, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BA, Augustana College


Assistant Professor

Department: Art Education
Office: SAB 112
Phone: (845) 257-3837
E-mail: knochela@newpaltz.edu

Assistant Professor

Department: Art Department
Office: SAB 112
Phone: (845) 257-3837
E-mail: knochela@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours

TF11:00 AM - 01:00 PMand by appointment
R06:00 PM - 08:00 PMvirtual office hours

Career History

Assistant professor Aaron Knochel has worked in a variety of art learning spaces from schools to museums both domestically and internationally.

Research/Creative Activity

He has presented his research at a range of national and international conferences including the National Art Education Association National Convention and at the International Society for Education through Art World Congress. Aaron was also chosen as a 2011 Digital Media and Learning Summer Research Institute Fellow funded by the MacArthur Foundation.

Dr. Knochel's research focuses on the intersections between art education, social theory, and media literacy discourse. From community-based media production to engaging digital visual culture in the K-12 art classroom, his interests follow the complexities of civic engagement both through the arts and through network connectivity.